Job Description
Your Job Georgia-Pacific is now hiring
Experienced Industrial Maintenance Technicians at our plywood facility in Madison, GA! This role is currently offering a $5000 sign-on bonus!
This role requires a strong maintenance background and ideally, the ability to independently troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and electrical systems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Ideal candidates have proven experience improving equipment reliability, resolving mechanical/electrical issues, and supporting safe, efficient production.
Salary:
- For this role, we anticipate paying $29.00 - $36.00 per hour. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.
- You will have the ability to increase your compensation based on skills and contribution to the overall performance of the plant.
Shift:
- Only candidates who are flexible to be assigned to work any shift will be considered.
- We are currently hiring for Day Shift: Monday - Friday
- This will include overtime, holidays, and weekends.
- Madison Plywood operates on a points-based attendance program.
Our Team
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What You Will Do - Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines and policies and procedures
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment for improved reliability and uptime
- Assist co-workers and work in a team environment
- Maintain highest level of housekeeping standards for the facility
- Effectively communicate work performed and equipment statuses both written and verbally
- Help us meet or exceed production waste and quality goals through a quality maintenance program
- Read and understand work instructions
- Conduct maintenance on equipment in accordance with the scheduled maintenance requirements
- Workin a hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial environment
- Demonstrate leadership skills, must be a self-starter and require little or no supervision and have the ability and willingness to train others
- Maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations.
- Wear necessary Personal Protective Equipment (safety glasses, ear plugs, hard hat, 6" top leather steel toe boots, etc.).
- Perform repetitive and physically demanding tasks for extended periods (lifting, walking, climbing, pushing, twisting, stooping).
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) - Experience using a tool holder, inserting types, turning and boring set ups
- Experience troubleshooting conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, and pumps
- Experience installing, aligning, troubleshooting, repairing and replacing industrial equipment
- Experience with fabrication, welding and a cutting torch
- Experience operating hoisting and lifting devices
- Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets and gearboxes
- Experience with precision alignment of motors and couplings
- Experience reading blueprints, technical drawings, and/or hydraulic schematics
- Experience with precision measurements and geometric tolerances, inspection gages, and layout procedures
What Will Put You Ahead - A minimum of 2 years of mechanical and technical training
- A minimum of 6 months experience working in a Wood Mill Environment
Physical Requirements: - Walk on elevated catwalks over 15 feet high to perform daily duties
- Work in a non-climate controlled mill, with dust, noise and temperatures that can be higher in the summer and lower in the winter
- Perform tasks such as lifting (50lbs), walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to 12 hours/day
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Who We Are As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
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Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
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